Cement News tagged under: Mergers and Acquisitions
International Cement set to acquire Schwenk Namibia11 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsSingapore’s International Cement Group has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Schwenk Namibia Pty Ltd for SGD141.89m (US$104.4m). This amount comprises of US$19.3m for its shares and another US$85.1m for the purchase of its loans, according to the Straits Times. Amongst its assets Schwenk Namibia owns a 69.8 per cent stake in Ohorongo Cement, which operates a 1Mta facility in north Otavi. International Cement noted that instead of building a new plant... |
Eagle Cement denies reports of Holcim Philippines acquisition05 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsEagle Cement Corp has released a clarification statement denying reports that it had submitted a bid for Holcim Philippines this week. The statement reads: "By way of clarification and response to the exchange, we advise that [the] company is not involved in any discussion for the acquisition of Holcim Philippines ("Holcim"). However, we further advise that Mr Ramon S Ang, chairman of the company, expressed on several occasions interest in the assets of Holcim." Holcim Philippines has also... |
LafargeHolcim makes two ready-mix acquisitions05 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced the acquisition of US-based Transit Mix Concrete Co on 1 February 2019. As part of the transaction, the company will take ownership of seven ready-mix concrete plants and a sand quarry. Furthermore, in January 2019, LafargeHolcim acquired the precast and ready-mix businesses of Alfons Greten Betonwerk in northern Germany. As a result, the company added one precast and one ready-mix plant in Lower Saxony to its operations. "In line with our Strategy 2022 – 'Build... |
LafargeHolcim completes Indonesia asset sale01 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has completed the divestment of its 80.6 per cent share in Holcim Indonesia to Semen Indonesia, which had an enterprise value of US$1.75bn. The proceeds from the asset sale will improve LafargeHolcim’s net debt to recurring EBITDA ratio by 0.2, with the target of two times or less expected to be achieved before end-2019, according to the company. |
PT Semen Indonesia31 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia has instructed BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank’s Singapore branch, Maybank, MUFG Bank and Standard Chartered as the lead arrangers for a US$1.28bn, two-year bridge loan to support its acquisition of Holcim Indonesia. Semen Indonesia will take over 6.18m shares in Holcim Indonesia for a total cost of around US$940m. The deal includes four cement plants, 33 ready-mix plants and two aggregate quarries, giving Semen Indonesia an additional 14.8Mta of cement capacity, 10.45Mta of cl... |
Dangote Cement31 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsDangote has placed several orders with the Aumund Group for its projects in Nigeria and Senegal. For the Obajana Line 5 and Okpella plants in Nigeria, both 6000tpd, Aumund is supplying a total of six belt bucket elevators and four pan conveyors. In addition, Schade Lagertechnik, also part of the Aumund Group, will supply two stackers, two portal reclaimers and additional stockyard equipment. Aumund Beijing has also received orders from Dangote for the cement producer’s Apapa project and its ... |
EAPCC denies reports of potential acquisition22 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsKenya’s East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) has denied recent reports that it was in early-stage talks with LafargeHolcim about a potential acquisition. "It has never featured in any board discussions," said the company’s head of financial management, Stephen Nthei, in an interview with Bloomberg. "I don’t think it’s a considerable move given the current shareholding structure." Lafarge currently holds a 41.7 per cent stake in EAPCC. However, the majority shareholders are the Kenyan g... |
Vicat closes acquisition of Ciplan22 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsVicat Group has announced the closure of its Ciplan acquisition and now holds a 64.7 per cent stake in the company. The deal was structured through a reserved capital increase of EUR295m, with the proceeds used to settle a vast majority of Ciplan’s existing debt, according to a press release. "With this acquisition, Vicat pursues its targeted external growth and geographical diversification strategy, through the incursion into a new emerging market benefitting from strong growth perspe... |
Will 2019 be noted as a year for acquisitions?21 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn the last week, HeidelbergCement has completed its divestment of its 50 per cent share in Ciment Quebec and its minority participation in Syria (Al Badia Cement via the Italcementi acquisition). The company also auctioned its Helwan plant in Egypt and divested its Ukrainian businesses, as it targeted divestments of EUR1.5bn by 2020. This is on the back of selling its stake in Lehigh White Cement in 2018. Having acquired Italcementi, HeidelbergCement has had to modify its swollen portfo... |
Emami Group to demerge solar assets from cement company20 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Emami Group has received National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approval to demerge its solar power assets from its cement company. The assets will be consolidated under Emami Power, which will allow Emami Cement to focus solely on its core business. "Proposed demerger is being undertaken with a view to consolidate the power production business in Emami Power while allowing our company to focus on its cement manufacturing operations," stated Emami Cement in July, before approval was r... |